Protecting investors, investor protection index in Egypt
Egypt: Protecting investors, investor protection index was 5.3 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Protecting investors, investor protection index in Egypt, 2005–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
Analysis
In 2012, protecting investors, investor protection index in Egypt stood at 5.3. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% over ten years.
That places Egypt 14th out of 51 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
Protecting investors, investor protection index in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5 | — |
| 2006 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.3 | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 5.3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.3 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.12 | 5 | 5.3 | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More private sector data for Egypt
- Merchandise trade 40.8% (2025)
- Food imports 20.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 52.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 97.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 51.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 51.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 434.27 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1407 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 21.67 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protecting investors, investor protection index in Egypt?
- Protecting investors, investor protection index in Egypt was 5.3 in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest protecting investors, investor protection index recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3 in 2008.
- What is the lowest protecting investors, investor protection index recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2005.
- How does Egypt rank for protecting investors, investor protection index?
- Egypt ranks 14th out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is protecting investors, investor protection index rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/), published as part of Protecting investors, investor protection index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Protecting investors disclosure index measures the degree to which investors are protected through disclosure of ownership and financial information. For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.